ST. LOUIS — Two adults, a teenager and two babies died early Saturday evening in a two-vehicle accident in north St. Louis County.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol identified the two adult victims as Kristy Monroe, 22, of Mexico, Missouri, and Travon Nelson, 22, of Florissant.
Two children from Mexico — a 1-year-old boy and a girl who was less than a year old — were also killed, along with a 16-year-old from Florissant. Their identities have not been released.
According to the patrol, the crash happened just after 5 p.m. on Lucas and Hunt Road, north of West Florissant Avenue. Nelson was driving a 2002 Toyota RAV4 with the four other victims as passengers.
An accident reconstruction investigation determined that Nelson traveled off the side of the road and overcorrected into northbound traffic.
A 2013 Nissan cargo van then struck the rear of the car, causing it to overturn. All five people in the car were pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver of the second car, a 54-year-old man from St. Louis, was taken by ambulance to Barnes Jewish Hospital in serious condition.
Nelson and the two infants were wearing safety devices, and Monroe was not, MSHP said. It was unknown if the 16-year-old was wearing a seatbelt.
The highway patrol did not identify any of the children who died in the accident.
This is a developing story and will be updated as 5 On Your Side receives more information.
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